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...schools providing some funding, it is not aimed at funneling students to those institutions. Rather, it tries to make students competitive applicants to a wide range of top-tier law schools, said Lee. In addition to not charging a fee, the program also offers a $3,000 stipend to offset the lost wages of a summer job. Though similar programs provide free or low-cost test prep services to needy students, none lend the institutional imprimatur of a prestigious law school such as Harvard or NYU—which might explain the large number of applicants it received...
...more popular Tuscany. Borgo Tranquillo's owners have remade its buildings in an arrestingly Modernist style while still using the original, reconditioned stones and roof tiles. For rent are four apartments (from $940 a week) and a villa, each with a soaring interior accentuated by weathered beams, white walls offset with bright accents of color - lime green to tangerine - and witty statements like woven hammock chairs that hang from the ceiling. The furnishings are a clever mix of design pieces (the freestanding Ross Lovegrove Vitra baths in the bedrooms, for example) and treasures from Ariane and Frank's travels, such...
Considered Pigouvian, the gas tax makes driving reflect its true cost, economically and environmentally. Driving and burning gas is associated with many negative externalities, as it produces pollution and contributes to global warming—both of which tax payments can help offset. On the environmental front, a higher gas tax will also create incentives for motorists to buy more fuel-efficient cars, or even hybrids. It might also encourage people to carpool or use the public transportation system more often. This in turn will decrease air pollution and traffic jams...
...HARVARD 4The Crimson came up just short in the national-title match, falling 5-4 to the Tigers. The loss gave Princeton its third-consecutive national title.But Harvard certainly had its chances.Masterful performances by No. 5 junior Katherine O’Donnell and No. 6 sophomore Bethan Williams were offset with losses by No. 3 freshman Emily Park, No. 9 sophomore Ali Zindman, and No. 2 sophomore June Tiong.Williams displayed some spectacular shot-making in her victory, adeptly adjusting to balls off the back glass, reflexive chop volleys, and potent defensive lobs to defeat the Tigers’ Maggie...
...belief to keep stepping up.”That is not to say that it was easy—six out of the nine matches went to a decisive fifth set.A thrilling 3-2 victory at No. 8 by junior Sandra Mumanachit was offset early by an equally heartbreaking defeat at the No. 3 spot. Junior Katherine O’Donnell had a 2-1 edge over the Bulldogs’ Alia Aziz and was on the cusp of closing out a 9-0 undefeated season. However, she was unable to put her talented opponent away...